Paralympics 2024: Tanwar loses to Turkish opponent in taekwondo round of 16 | Olympic Games News

India’s Aruna Tanwar suffered a heavy 0-19 defeat to Turkey’s Nurcihan Ekinci in the round of 16 of the Paralympic Games for women in the K 44-47 kg class on Thursday.

Aruna was absolutely no match for her opponent from Turkey who collected points at will during the five-minute round. Ekinci scored two points nine times from a body kick during the match, while the Indian also received one penalty point (gam-jeom).

The K44 category includes athletes with limitations in one arm above the elbow.

Para Taekwondo was introduced at the 2021 Tokyo Paralympic Games. Athletes compete in five separate weight categories for each gender.

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